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Africa North
EgyptÂ’s police finds more explosives in Sinai
2006-11-08
ISMAILIA, Egypt - Egyptian police seized 250 kg (550 lb) of explosives destined for smuggling into the Palestinian territories, police officials said on Tuesday. They said the explosives were hidden in four big plastic sacks in the Rafah area near EgyptÂ’s border with the Gaza Strip.

Three men were spotted next to the explosives and ran away towards the Sinai peninsula once they saw police approaching, said the officials, speaking on a customary condition of anonymity.
Let 'em run. The Sinai is desert, right?
Egyptian police on Friday found 1.5 tonnes (3,300 lb) of explosives in two caches in Sinai. More than 100 people were killed in bomb attacks in tourist resorts in Sinai between October 2004 and April 2006.

Egypt has blamed the attacks on an Islamist militant group called Al Tawhid wal Jihad (One God and Jihad) and says the group is made up of Sinai bedouin with militant views.
Couldn't be proper Egyptians, nope, nope, certainly not, nope ...
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Have you ever seen Egyptians behind the wheel, gorb? It's my guess they were evenly matched.

I guess that's why they say "Allanu Akbar!" before they do anything. It's a lot easier to put your trust in God than it is to learn how to drive, I suppose.

Whatever the case, wouldn't the opportunity to run over a freebie pretty much trump the lack of driving skills? :-)
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-08 17:27  

#3  TW,

It must be the air in those countries. Israeli drivers are nearly as bad. The Tel Aviv–Haifa coastal road: Indianapolis 500, or Demolition Derby? You make the call.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2006-11-08 17:05  

#2  Have you ever seen Egyptians behind the wheel, gorb? It's my guess they were evenly matched.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-11-08 11:48  

#1  Let 'em run. The Sinai is desert, right?

Hey, the terrorists were on foot and the police only had SUVs. Why bother trying? :-)
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-08 03:03  

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